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- Jean-Michel Martin is a Belgian former racing driver who raced the most in touring car competitions, winning two Belgian Procar Touring Car Championship titles and winning four times at Spa 24 Hours (in 1979, 1980, 1987 and 1992). In 1992, he also won at 24 Hours of Nürburgring in a BMW M3.
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- Regular Entrant at Spa 24 Hours Since Early Days
- Two Wins in A Row at Spa 24H, Podium at Le Mans
- Switching to Porsche in 1982
- Two Le Mans Attempts and One Podium with Mazda
- 1987 Spa 24H Victory in A BMW M3
- Two-Time Belgian Touring Car Champion with Different Cars
- 1992 - Victories at Spa and Nürburgring in The Same Year
- Two More Podiums at Spa in 1994 and 2000
- Sharing A Car with Son Maxime
Born in June 1953, Jean-Michel Martin started his racing career in the early 1970s. He recorded his first attempt at 24 Hours of Spa in 1974, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTV. Two years later, he raced at Spa in an Opel Commodore, finishing in the eighth place. In the next two attempts at Spa 24h, Martin raced in a Ford Capri II 3.0S, failin...
In 1979, Jean-Michel Martin raced at Spa in Gordon Spice Racing's #2 Ford Capri III 3.0S, sharing a car with his younger brother Philippe Martinand scoring his first victory. Next year, the same duo repeated the triumph at Spa in the #3 Ford Capri. In June 1980, Martin recorded a debut at Le Mans 24 Hours, reaching an overall podium together with G...
In 1982, Martin spent a season driving a Porsche 936 for Joest Racing in the Interserie and World Endurance Championship. He was third at Silverstone 6 Hours, together with Philippe Martin and Bob Wollek. At Le Mans 24h, the same trio didn't finish the race in the #4 Porsche 936C. In 1983, Martin stayed with Jost Racing, sharing a Porsche 936C with...
In 1984, Jean-Michel Martin joined Mazdaspeed at Le Mans 24 Hours, sharing the #87 Mazda 727C with David Kennedy and Philippe Martin. They were 15th overall and fourth in C2 class. At Spa 24 Hours, Jean-Michel and his brother joined Gordon Spicein a Toyota Supra, finishing in the fifth place. In 1985, Jean-Michel rejoined Mazdaspeed at Le Mans, sha...
In August 1987, Jean-Michel Martin scored his third victory at Spa 24 Hours. He was sharing the #48 Waterloo Motors BMW M3 with Eric van de Poele and Didier Theys. Next year, he spent a season with Team Bigazzi in the European Touring Car Championship, scoring podiums at Vallelunga and Spa. His co-drivers at Spa in the #52 BMW M3 were Olivier Groui...
One more season with BMW followed in 1989 when Martin's main competition was the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft). He was driving a BMW M3 for Valier Motorsport, not scoring wins or podiums. On the other side, he became Belgian touring car champion in an Audi 200 Quattro, winning seven out of thirteen races. Outside of those two championshi...
The season 1992 turned out to be one of the most successful years for Jean-Michel Martin as he won two great endurance races. First, in May, he drove Team Bigazzi's BMW M3 Evo to the victory at Nürburgring 24 Hours. His co-drivers were Marc Duez, Johnny Cecotto, and Christian Danner. Then, in August, Jean-Michel Martin gained his fourth victory at ...
Following his fourth win at Spa, Jean-Michel stayed active in the Belgian championship and a regular entrant at Spa 24 Hours. He reached one more podium at Spa in 1994, finishing third in the #5 BMW 318iS which he was sharing with Patrick Slaus and Altfrid Heger. In 1996, Jean-Michel Martin experienced Dakar Rally, reaching the finish line in a Toy...
In May 2009, at the age 56, Jean-Michel was still active and he shared a car with his son Maxime in the Belgian round of Formula Le Mans series. They were sharing the #15 Oreca FLM 09-Chevroletat Spa, finishing fourth in Race 1 and seventh in Race 2. After that, Jean-Michel participated at Spa 24 Hours two more times, driving a Ford Mustang FR500 G...
For more than 30 years, world-renowned desert photographer, Michael Martin, has been travelling to the furthest corners of the earth in search of spectacular desert scenes. For 25 of those years, Martin has relied on a BMW GS to safely transport him and his equipment across some of the most punishing landscapes imaginable.
position. 2010. 7° Historic GP of Monaco - Serie G. 2nd. 1994. 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. 3rd. 1992. 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
Jean-Michel Martin (born 19 June 1953) is a Belgian racing driver. He won the 24 Hours of Spa four times, including twice with his younger brother Philippe in 1979 and 1980. His son Maxime also won the race in 2016 .
Jean-Michel Martin: The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of Speedsport Magazine
Aug 1, 2016 · Michael Martin has been travelling to the most distant corners of the earth for more than 30 years now and has become the world’s most renowned desert photographer. It was 25 years ago that the qualified geographer chose the motorcycle as his preferred expedition vehicle, actually a BMW R 100 GS, on which he undertook the Transafrica trip ...
